List of ambassadors of the United States to Namibia
# List of ambassadors of the United States to Namibia

The United States ambassador to Namibia is the representative of the government of the United States in Namibia.

The position was created the day Namibia became independent, which was also the day that Namibia-United States relations were established. On that same day, the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek was opened in recognition of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The U.S. Liaison Office in Windhoek opened February 24, 1984, with William H. Twaddell as Director and closed February 15, 1985. During this time the following officers served as Director: Dennis Whyte Keogh (March–April 1984), Howard Jeter (April–May 1984), and William L. Jacobsen Jr. (May 1984–February 1985). It reopened on June 1, 1989, with Roger A. McGuire as Director. McGuire became chargé d'affaires ad interim when the Liaison Office was elevated to embassy status on March 21, 1990. The first ambassador, Genta H. Holmes was appointed on August 6, 1990. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Namibia since that time.

## Ambassadors

| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Genta H. Holmes – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 6, 1990 | August 30, 1990 | September 6, 1992 |
| Marshall Fletcher McCallie – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 25, 1993 | July 7, 1993 | July 12, 1996 |
| George F. Ward – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 11, 1996 | August 21, 1996 | March 14, 1999 |
| Jeffrey A. Bader – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 9, 1999 | October 13, 1999 | April 6, 2001 |
| Kevin Joseph McGuire – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 1, 2001 | November 21, 2001 | July 16, 2004 |
| Joyce A. Barr – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 2, 2004 | October 27, 2004 | July 31, 2007 |
| Gail D. Mathieu – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 15, 2007 | November 21, 2007 | September 4, 2010 |
| Wanda L. Nesbitt – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 24, 2010 | November 24, 2010 | November 15, 2013 |
| Thomas F. Daughton – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 18, 2014 | November 26, 2014 | December 21, 2017 |
| Lisa A. Johnson – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 21, 2017 | February 21, 2018 | July 2, 2021 |
| Randy W. Berry – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 20, 2022 | February 9, 2023 | Incumbent |
